The end of Australia’s long summer school holidays usually draws crowds to the beach but a spate of shark attacks in the country’s most populous state has triggered warnings to stay out of the water.

Steven Mattaboni was spearfishing with friends when he was attacked off the coast of Perth's 'paradise island'

The 2025 International Shark Attack Files reveal the number of unprovoked shark attacks increased compared to 2024, but remains below the ten-year average. ByDuncan Madden, Contributor. Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights.

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One U.S. state accounted for 17% of all unprovoked bites globally last year Lexi Lane is a weekend banking writer at PEOPLE. She first joined as a member of the PEOPLE App team in 2025. Her work has previously appeared in Men's Health, NBC News, Variety ...

Three shark attacks struck Sydney beaches in just over 24 hours, police said. A man in his 20s and a 12-year-old boy were critically injured with severe leg wounds; both were hospitalized. An 11-year-old boy escaped injury after a shark bit his surfboard ...